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All Little Reader users may now update to the bigger and better Little Reader version 3!

* This current Little Reader build is still a BETA BUILD, but we consider it stable enough for general release. We don't expect the final release build to be significantly different from this one.** If you were in the Beta Testing Program for Little Reader v3, please COMPLETELY UNINSTALL Little Reader and your content before installing the new build.

What's new with Little Reader:

Customizable CoursesYou now have full control of your course curriculum - edit your existing BrillKids courses OR create your own courses from scratch!

Playback Settings PresetsUse Presets to easily apply playback settings to your categories or courses - you don't have to manually set each playback option anymore!

Re-organized Playback Settings and Override windowsWe've overhauled the entire Playback Settings and Override windows to make it easier to navigate and use!

Game ModeTo make reading time even more exciting and interactive, you can play a picture or word game at the end of each course lesson, or play a game based on your selected categories!

Split ModeWith the new Split Mode playback setting, you can display words in split colors AND have pronunciations in split audio, where each part of the word pronounced separately for your child!

Child ProfilesUsing Little Reader with more than one child? Now you can keep track of each child's lesson playback history with Child Profiles!

Subtitles and TranslationsSubtitles now show translations during playback - especially handy for teaching different languages! We're also working on translating the software interface into several languages so you can use Little Reader in the language you're more comfortable with!

NOTE: Subtitle translations are provided courtesy of Google Translate

New Progress DiaryWe've revamped the built-in Progress Diary so that it updates itself whenever you edit or add new courses!

Performance OptimizationsAs with every update, we've fixed a lot of bugs and enhanced the software interface to make Little Reader easier to use!

More StoriesThe complete Little Reader Storybook Series (25 storybooks) is now incorporated into the curriculum, starting from the very first day of Semester 2 (Day 131). All stories come with professionally-recorded pronunciations in three voices and colorful animated videos.

High-res Pictures and Videos Pictures and videos have all been upgraded to high-definition versions to accommodate the ever-increasing screen sizes and screen resolutions. Animals and Transportation categories now come with animated videos in addition to real-life HD videos.

When you update to Little Reader v3, don't forget to download and import the new curriculum too!

* The new Little Reader curriculum update is currently available for English (US) Semester 1 and Semester 1+2 users. Updates for the English (UK), Chinese (Simplified) and Chinese (Traditional) curricula will be available soon.

UPDATE (20-Dec-2012) - the English (UK) v3 curriculum update is now available! All English (UK) users, please make sure you udpate to the latest LR v3 software before you import he new content.

I have downloaded the Little Reader Software v ENG 3.0.1100.But when starting to install, it shows only blank page. Kindly anyone help me to install the V3 build.

Hi Sweetmom, can you please try re-downloading the v3 installer? It might be that the file was corrupted or it wasn't downloaded completely -- just in case, choose to "Save" the file instead of the "Open/Run" option.

Please follow Kezia's suggestion above, and just as a reminder: don't open files which are still being downloaded! Let the downloads finish first before clicking on them so they can finish downloading correctly.

Also as a reminder for everyone, please thoroughly read the post above (especially the bits in red!)

A question: If I create a back up, will it be possible to get all my custom files the way they were organized in the previous version? I have a pretty good number of categories and it will be too time-consuming to import them one by one. Thx

Thanks for your reply. To be clear, I have uninstalled previous LR and downloaded v3 installer. After completely downloaded while clicking on the installer, it directs me to select language. After I select English (United States), it goes to blank page and nothing happens.

Anyway currently I am installing it on my office computer; let me try it in my laptop once i reach home.

Normally we will click at "English (US) Semester 1 + 2 (1.12 GB)" to download the curriculum.This time seems like there is no link.You need to click at the license key itself to get the curriculum download!

Sucessfully upgrade to the nice V3. Thank you and thumbs up for Brillkids team!

A question: If I create a back up, will it be possible to get all my custom files the way they were organized in the previous version? I have a pretty good number of categories and it will be too time-consuming to import them one by one. Thx

Yes, your custom categories' folder structure will remain as is once you import your backup in v3. The order of the categories inside the folders may change a bit, though, but you should have no problems with rearranging them.

If you added your own recordings, pictures or videos to words from the curriculum (like the ones in Action Words), note that those particular categories may end up in a separate "BK English.." folder. This is because the folder structure for the categories in the v3 content is different now.

If you're using v2 now, you can try updating to v3 directly without uninstalling v2. Your custom content from v2 should remain as is, and if not you can just restore the backup you saved earlier.

Note that the "backup" function saves everything you have (LR database + media library + any custom fonts used in your lessons), while "export" saves one or more categories / playlists.

Thanks for your reply. To be clear, I have uninstalled previous LR and downloaded v3 installer. After completely downloaded while clicking on the installer, it directs me to select language. After I select English (United States), it goes to blank page and nothing happens.

Anyway currently I am installing it on my office computer; let me try it in my laptop once i reach home.